Program Overview

Program Overview

Business analytics is the process of identifying, mining, modeling, retrieving, sharing, analyzing, visualizing, and interpreting an organization's data to make strategic business decisions. The UNC Charlotte graduate certificate in Business Analytics provides a strong foundation in business analytics, teaching students how to translate abstract data into information that can be used in strategic business decisions.

Program Details

The Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics requires the completion of 12 credit hours of 6000-level courses in business and marketing analytics. Transfer credits are not accepted into the Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics program. Students who apply and are accepted to the MBA program can use all four certificate courses to help satisfy their MBA concentration requirements.

Delivery and Duration

• The program is delivered in-person at the Dubois Center.
• The average duration of the program is 1-2 years.

Curriculum

Students must earn a grade of B or above in all four courses that make up the certificate program.

Core Courses (6 credit hours)

• MBAD 6201 Business Intelligence and Analytics
• MBAD 6276 Consumer Analytics

Elective Courses (6 credit hours)

Select two of the following:

• MBAD 6122 Decision Modeling and Analysis
• MBAD 6207 Business Project Management
• MBAD 6211 Advanced Business Analytics
• MBAD 6212 Enterprise Systems
• MBAD 6213 Applied Healthcare Business Analytics
• MBAD 6272 Marketing Analysis and Decision-Making
• MBAD 6277 Social Media Marketing and Analytics
• MBAD 7090 Special Topics in Business (Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage)

Accreditation

UNC Charlotte is accredited by AACSB International and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degrees.